In the past, the educational sytem has more systematic compared to now. When I was in pri 1, I just had to learn the basic subjects and knowkedge which would helped. However things & time had changed tremendously. Nowadays students are more competition in this globalised world. (Memory collected at the Choa Chu Kang Public Library during "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My Home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)